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The IPO global coordinators for Adyen, the Dutch payments processing company, were at the centre of a controversy this week after lifting the lockup agreement on the sale of new stock three months early to allow pre-IPO investors to move €1.65bn of stock. A 9% discount to the last close helped ensure a heavily oversubscribed deal, but the aftermarket was chaotic with the stock slipping as much as 19.2% at one stage on Thursday. Aidan Gregory reports.

X Financial opened books on Thursday for a $121m listing on the New York Stock Exchange, as bankers believe the worst is over for China’s beleaguered peer-to-peer lending sector.

Bain Capital has completed the first sale of shares in TI Fluid Systems, the UK maker of fluid delivery systems for cars and trucks, since its IPO last autumn. The deal came in response to several reverse inquiries from investors.

A very large block trade, relative to the market cap, is taking place tonight in shares of Instone Real Estate, the German residential property developer. The €413m trade covers 49.6% of the capital.

The deal flow of high yield bonds kept rising in euros and sterling this week. Four new issuers joined the already heavy pipeline, including a euro bond from UK premium car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover.

The UK’s RPC Group is in talks with two private equity firms for a potential sale, with the plastics packaging company’s pre-acquisition leverage well below covenant breaching levels.

Studio City International Holdings, the Macau-based casino resort, has filed publicly for an IPO in the US with an indicative size of $115m.

The Nordic high yield market has started to price several top rated euro deals that were initially planned to roadshow before the summer break. This time, demand and coupons suggest this could be a better window for the issuers.

Chinese technology giant Xiaomi Corp, which recently floated in a landmark IPO in Hong Kong, is seeking lenders’ approval to slash the price on a $1bn loan closed last year.

Qutoutiao and 111 have launched their respective IPOs on the Nasdaq this week, while Liulishuo has headed to New York for a listing.

After a drought of new investment grade corporate bonds from the telecom sector, French operator Orange made it two in two days after Telefónica sold a seven year trade on Tuesday. Orange offered a 12 year tranche as well as another seven year offering, but had to leave something on the table to achieve a €2bn print.

Chinese mobile content aggregator Qutoutiao has hit the play button on its US IPO, targeting $144m from an offering of American Depository Shares (ADS).